Arsene Wenger has some injury worries ahead of the Brighton game (Picture: Getty)

Mesut Ozil is struggling with a short-term knee injury that will keep him out of Arsenal’s match against Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend, Arsene Wenger has confirmed.

The Germany international was only on the bench against West Brom last weekend, having previously failed to make the squad altogether away to Chelsea.

There has been some talk that Wenger has been ruthless in making Ozil fight to claim his place back, but it now seems as though the 28-year-old has been struggling to shake off a problem.

According to the London Evening Standard, Ozil will be out with knee inflammation trouble, with Wenger saying the issue is: ‘Very short-term. He is not far, but he is not enough for Sunday.’

Mesut Ozil is struggling with a knee injury (Picture: Getty)
Ozil wasn’t deemed fit enough to start against West Brom (Picture: Getty)

Danny Welbeck and Francis Coquelin remain long-term absentees, while Wenger also added that Laurent Koscielny was having trouble ahead of Sunday’s match.

‘We have a doubt about Laurent Koscielny unfortunately and he will have a test tomorrow,’ Wenger said.

‘It’s an Achilles problem, it’s on-going. I think everybody else should be available.

Laurent Koscielny is also a doubt for the visit of Brighton (Picture: Getty)
Alex Iwobi is also fighting to be fit after knee trouble (Picture: Getty)

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‘Sead Kolasinac had some problems, but he is available. That’s basically it.’

It is not yet clear if Alex Iwobi will return, with the Nigerian winger missing Arsenal’s midweek Europa League game against BATE Borisov.

Like Ozil, Iwobi is struggling to shake off a knee injury, but is described as fighting to prove his fitness for the visit of Brighton.

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